Image title: Bas-relief of dancers

English text:

A bas-relief Carving performing the dancers, Niyamgampaya Viharaya, Kandy District

Sinhala text (not proofread):

නියංගම්පාය විහාරයේ නැට්ටුවන් දක්වන අර්ධ උන්නත මූර්තියක්, මහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය

Transcription:

niyaṅgampāya vihārayē næṭṭuvan dakvana ardha unnata mūrtiyak, mahanuvara distrikkaya

Transcription:

niyangampaya viharaye nattuvan dakvana ardha unnata murtiyak, mahanuvara distrikkaya

Tamil text (not proofread):

சற்றே புடைத்திருக்கும்படி சிற்பங்களை வடிக்கும் முறையில் செய்யப்பட்ட ஒரு சிற்ப வேலை - கண்டி மாவட்டம், நியம்கம்பாய விஹாரயில் உள்ள இதில் நடனமாடுபவர்கள் மூன்று பேரின் உருவத்தை காணக்கூடியதாக உள்ளது. (ஊநு 14ம் நூற்றாண்டு)

Transcription:

caṟṟē puṭaittirukkumpaṭi ciṟpaṅkaḷai vaṭikkum muṟaiyil ceyyappaṭṭa oru ciṟpa vēlai - kaṇṭi māvaṭṭam, niyamkampāya vihārayil uḷḷa itil naṭaṉamāṭupavarkaḷ mūṉṟu pēriṉ uruvattai kāṇakkūṭiyatāka uḷḷatu. (ūnu 14m nūṟṟāṇṭu)

Transcription:

sarre pudaithirukkumbadi sirpangalai vadikkum muraiyil seyyappatta oru sirpa velai - kandi mavattam, niyamkambaya viharayil ulla ithil nadanamadupavarkal munru perin uruvathai kanakkudiyathaga ullathu. (unu 14m nurrandu)

Gallery information:

These photos were taken at the Maritime Museum in Galle (Sri Lanka) which include objects recovered from the 2nd century B.C. Godawaya shipwreck. The Maritime Museum is housed in Galle's historic Dutch warehouse (built in 1671) and opened its doors on May 9, 1992. The Maritime Archaeology Museum is serving as a centre of education for various groups of visitors and researchers of Southern region of Sri Lanka.